MCAS Kaneohe Bay comp A.M. Smith ma,... Barracks Volume 20, No. 33 August 22, 1991 HAWAII Marine NE. Briefs National Lummus security report docks Story and photos gotten the Brigade kettle boil- released by Cpl. Jason Erickson ing. Piss, IntolmatIon C.ei In part, this was because it would be the first time for the A new August 1991 White Before the Motor Vessel latLt. Jack Lummus even pulled Marines and sailors of Brigade House paper on national into Service Support Group-I to show security in the 1990s points port this past weekend, it caused quite a stir off their MPS expertise to a new out that the world is far more within the 1st Marine group commander and a new independent economically and Expeditionary Brigade. This Maritime Prepositioning Brigade commanding general - environmentally, and that the - expertise these same warriors United States remains the only Ship, one of 13 used for rapid deployment used in their historical Desert nation with truly global within the Corps, Shield offload shortly after the strength, reach and influence carried within her a large Persian portion of the Brigade's day-to- Gulf crisis began. in every dimension -- With all that on the table, the economic and military. day operating gear. While Given hulking vessel floated to a stop the report states that by the the circumstances, it's at Victor Pier in Pearl City mid-1990s our military force not hard to understand the Saturday morning, and activity will be 25 percent smaller than uproar. It was something like the to that had begun days earlier with during the Cold War, it adds buildup Christmas preparations became a frenzy. that "as a maritime nation,' morning. Only in this case, Santa was just returning Like the nearly 8,000 Hawaii- with our dependence on the the based Marines and sailors that sea to preserve legitimate 680 "presents" he'd borrowed nearly a year before. came home from the war a few security and commercial ties, General's on deck months ago, the Brigade's gear freedom of the seas is and And on top of the anticipated The Marines greet Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf as he emerges from the stem ramp of the Maritime return of their "Remain Behind received a warm welcome. will remain a vital interest. Prepositioning Force various units within the let We will not agree to measures ship Motor Vessel PFC James Anderson Jr Equipment," planning for offload operations had itself MEB have long-since re-grouped that would limit the See LUMMUS/A-2 availability of our Navy and regional ground-force imbalances that are inherently de-stabilizing. Recent events in the Gulf, Liberia, Somalia FMFPac colors and elsewhere to show that change hands American seapower without arbitrary limits on its force Public Affairs Office a ceremony scheduled for 6:30 principal mission is to provide structure or operations makes lee, Marine Fam, Pee, p.m. in the parking lot and combat-ready Marine Air-Ground a strong contribution to global portico area of building I. Task Forces (MAGTFg) to the stability and mutual security." CAMP H.M. SMITH, Headquartered here, the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific The new paper is available Hawaii -- Command of all Commanding General of Fleet. These task forces are from the U.S. government Marines in the Pacific will FMFPac is responsible for the power printing office, Wnehington, part of the Fleet's naval change hands Sunday in a largest single U.S. Marine Corps projection forces, and they can D.C. 20402 (Document ISBN ceremony here. 0-16-035806-X). field command. FMFPac range in size from the smallest LtGen. Robert F. Milligan, the includes more than 46 percent security detachment to an entire senior Marine in a geographic of the total manpower of the Marine Expeditionary Force of `The Bus' area that spans a region from Marine Corps, with two of its the size committed in Operation the West Coast of the United three active divisions, aircraft Desert Storm. serves Air States to the Indian Ocean, will wings and service support FMFPac, as Commander relinquish command of Fleet groups. of Marine Corps Bases, Pacific, Marine Force, and of the Station Pacific, As an integrel part ale r exercises responsibility for Nittrao Cirps Bases, Pont)'.,i tii l'acific Cor malti. e " The Bus, (.:Jae pulAic all Moline ro,ps 1. teen. LtGen. Royal N. Moore Jr. in FMFPac's transportation system, offers Moore LIGen. Milligan Expeditionary Forces, See COMMANDER/A-3 a route which goes through the Air Station and begins and ends in Kailua, at the intersection of Kuulei and Station sergeant major posted today Kailua Rds. The 870 shuttle Joint Public Affairs Office transferred to Vietnam and bus leaves Kailua at 7:37 a.m., served a tour as a rifleman with Friendly fire 9:07 a.m., 10:37 a.m,, 12:07 After a 30-year career, SgtMaj. Company F, 2d Battalion, 7th p.m. and 1:37 p.m. every day. Anaelmo Samson will retire Marines. A year later he The bus enters the Air Station today, relinquishing his post as returned from Vietnam and was through the Mokapu Gate, the Air Station sergeant major assigned to the 2d Marine caused 35 turns westbound onto Harris to SgtMaj. Donald G. Michel Division before returning to St., goes northbound on Selden during a ceremony at 2 p.m. on Vietnam in 1969 where he St., continues northbound on the Air Station's Dewey Square. attended Scout Sniper School 3rd St., turns eastbound onto Samson leaves the Corps after and later served as platoon and goes southbound deaths G Street, the 26th Marines `Storm' a career that's taken him sergeant with on Mokapu Rd back to Kailua. through combat in Vietnam, as Scout Snipers. Various bus stops are posted a drill Office of the Assistant Secretary The investigations are well as tours of duty in Oki- In 1972 he became of Defense, Public Affairs throughout the Air Station and instructor at Parris Island where conducted to determine how nawa, Panama, California the incidents happened so that route. The bus fare is $.60 here in Hawaii. he was later meritoriously for adults and $.25 for children promoted to gunnery sergeant. WASHINGTON.- U.S. the likelihood of similar Samson, having been born incidents can he reduced in under age 12. For more and raised on Oahu, will retire SgtMel. Michel He went on to serve as the chief military investigations have information about The Bus, instructor of the NCO Leader- the future, and to provide as to the same with his wife, identified 28 incidents during much information as possible call 848-6555. Patricia. He has been stationed a tour as the sergeant major of ship School at Camp Lejeune Operation Desert Storm in Futenma. He enlisted in 1975 and 1978. to the families of the in Hawaii for the past five years, MCAS between which U.S. forces have servicemen who were killed. serving as sergeant major for the Marine Corps in Lowell, Michel was promoted to first mistakenly engaged other various units within the 1st Mass. in 1964. sergeant in 1979 and transferred forces, resulting in The information concerning Upon completion of recruit to Marine Corps Base Camp American Airlines Marine Expeditionary Brigade the deaths of 35 servicemen the servicemen who were killed before taking his present post training at MCRD Parris Is- Lejeune where he served as the was offered to their next of continue last year. land, he was assigned to Marine first sergeant for Headquarters and the wounding of 72 others. kin. SgtMaj. Michel comes to the Barracks, Brunswick Maine for and Service Company, Marine A combination of discounts Air Station having just served his first tour. In 1966 he was See SOTMAJ/A-4 featureless desert terrain; Of the total 615 U.S. The special "Desert Storm large, complex and fast- military battle casualties in Thank-You" fares offered by moving formations; fighting Operation Desert Storm, 148 personnel were killed many major airline carriers in rain, darkness or low service through Dec. in action, including 35 by will he extended visibility; and the ability to 15, according to the Military friendly fire, and 467 were Traffic Management engage targets from long wounded, including '72 by Command at Falls Church, distances were contributing friendly fire. Non-battle Va. The air carriers want to factors in the 28 incidents. casualties are 143 deaths and show their continuing support Of note, these factors also 3,043 injuries, none of which for servicemembers still to our forces resulted from friendly fire. serving in the Persian Gulf contributed Reductions achieving their victory more Fourteen Marino; died and and their families. six Marines and one sailor can be as high as 70 percent rapidly, thereby keeping duty coalition casualties at a were injured as a result of off regular fares. Active friendly fire incidents military personnel, activated minimum. Military officials reservists . known and suspected involving Marine Corps units Nations/ Guard and I.said all during Operation Desert family ' of friendly fire have and immediate instances Storm. members are eligible for the been investigated, but added discounts. ' that if additional information Eleven of the fatalities is developed, they will occurred during an Iraqi Late return from war carefully review it to determine incursion into Saudi Arabia Jan. 29 in the area of Umm 1st Radio BoMarines load up their gear after arriving via CN-53s from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. whether the conclusions Occupational 11th MEU, which steamed past Hawaii revised. Hujul, at approximately the The 18 Marines are home after an 8-month tour in the Gulf with the should be See FIRE/A-12 eye protection en route to e West Coast.